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Anatomy of the Circulatory System: Arteries, Capillaries, Veins, and the Heart, Quizzes of Biology

Definitions and explanations of key terms related to the anatomy of the circulatory system, including arteries, capillaries, veins, the myocardium, endocardium, pericardium, superior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, and aorta. It also covers coronary circulation.

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TERM 1
Arteries
DEFINITION 1
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the
heart.
TERM 2
Capillaries
DEFINITION 2
Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels and are
part of the micro circulation.
TERM 3
Veins
DEFINITION 3
In the circulatory system, veins (from the Latin vena) are
blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart.
TERM 4
MyoCardium
DEFINITION 4
Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found
in the walls of the heart, specifically the .
TERM 5
EndoCardium
DEFINITION 5
The endocardium is the innermost layer of tissue that lines
the chambers of the heart.
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Arteries

Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. TERM 2

Capillaries

DEFINITION 2 Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels and are part of the micro circulation. TERM 3

Veins

DEFINITION 3 In the circulatory system, veins (from the Latin vena) are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. TERM 4

MyoCardium

DEFINITION 4 Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls of the heart, specifically the. TERM 5

EndoCardium

DEFINITION 5 The endocardium is the innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart.

Pericardium

The pericardium (from the Greek - /perikardion/) is a double- walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. TERM 7

Superior Vena Cava

DEFINITION 7 The superior vena cava(also known as the Precava) is a large diameter, yet short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. TERM 8

Right Atrium

DEFINITION 8 The right atrium (in older texts termed the "right auricle") is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. TERM 9

Tricuspid

Valve

DEFINITION 9 The tricuspid valve (also known as the right atrioventricular valve) is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle. TERM 10

Right Ventricle

DEFINITION 10 The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart.

Aortic

Valve

The aortic valve is one of the valves of the heart. TERM 17

Aorta

DEFINITION 17 The aorta (; from Greek - - aort, from - - aeir "I lift, raise") is the largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extends down to the abdomen, where it branches off into two smaller arteries (the common iliacs). TERM 18

Coronary Vessels

DEFINITION 18 Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the heart muscle.